Global Warming Is Good for Business: How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet [Hardcover]

K. B. Keilbach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009

As consumers demand planet-friendly products and investors look for "green companies" to put their money into, more and more businesses are actively seeking ways to fill this demand. Whether their initial motives are altruistic or not, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and corporate leaders are finding a huge market for green goods and services. Bottom line: Global warming is good for business.In Global Warming Is Good for Business, journalist K.B. Keilbach explores the people and forces at work today that deal with and profit from global warming. From universities, whose research projects spin off green business opportunities, to entrepreneurs and large companies scrambling onto the green bandwagon—all mixed with government agencies attempting to support the effort—Keilbach’s entertaining narrative reveals an expansive community coming together to change the world and make a profit, one joule at a time.

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Grand Prize winner at the National Indie Excellence Awards

"Neither a doomsday tome nor a work imbued with dewy-eyed optimism, the book presents a practical construct for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. Well-written and organized . . . highly recommended for business collections."  —Choice

"The book provides an excellent tour d'horizon of the worldwide entrepreneurial response to the challenges—strike that, opportunities—provided by global warming." —worldpoliticsreview.com

About the Author

K. B. Keilbach has over 20 years' experience as a professional writer and a freelance journalist, writing for and about innovative businesses and cutting-edge technologies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Linden Publishing (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884956882
• ISBN-13: 978-1884956881
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Entrepreneurs and business people can easily make money while conserving the environment, May 11, 2009

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This review is from: Global Warming Is Good for Business: How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet (Hardcover)

Entrepreneurs and business people can easily make money while conserving the environment: this isn't just theory but fact, based on the stories of successful endeavors presented here. From researchers into the latest 'clean' technologies to the corporate entities using them to advantage, Global Warming is Good for Business: How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet is a winner.

5.0 out of 5 stars Global Warming I$ Good for Business, July 10, 2009

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This review is from: Global Warming Is Good for Business: How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet (Hardcover)

"Global Warming I$ Good for Business" should be on the bookshelf of anyone concerned about the environment and should be the textbook for entrepreneur programs and business schools.

Keilbach's vast amount of research could have resulted in an unbearable tome - dry and boring and tedious - but instead has been woven into a completely readable volume that is not just educational; it's fascinating.

I appreciate that the book presents no political agenda on the issue of "global warming," but rather, deals positively with the indisputable fact of climate change. Bright, industrious people with good ideas and initiative can really make a difference!

Best of all, "Global Warming I$ Good for Business" shows that individuals and companies can create positive change for the planet and make a buck at the same time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Global Warming is good for business, July 8, 2009

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Sharon J. White (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Warming Is Good for Business: How Savvy Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, and Others are Making Money While Saving the Planet (Hardcover)

This book is a great resourse for professions and individuals. The chapters are short and entertaining as well as educational. There is a glossary of "GREEN" terms in the back that is linked to internet sites. The author did extensive research and interviews. It is easy to understand. This book gives a great overview of emerging clean technologies and it shows how we can "SAVE" the planet without a lot of rules and regulations. Excellent seem to inadequate a word to describe this book.